Is there a way to define default folder different from /home/user?
Thank you!
What do you mean by default folder? The default selection in the file browser after clicking Open Folder... ?
Hmm, I start Kate with a new document, type some stuff. Now I want to save it and Kate proposes /home/user as location. I want it (in all cases) in /mnt/Data/ âŚ
This definition (if possible) for me also would be perfect for Open Folder ...
Not sure this would be a good setting but you can do either of the following to make it easy to save into that folder:
- Add your /mnt/Data/⌠location to your Dolphin sidebar as a shortcut and that will show in the Save As dialog
- Add a symlink to /mnt/Data/⌠in your home folder and use that to easily access the folder.
Thank you:
I have this and can manage it. But itâs a pain, to do this for each new file of mine, and I create about more than five per day. Not even on will land up in /home/username âŚ
So Iâd like to propose an enhancement for the Settings > KATE settings > Open/Save Files.
Iâve tried a couple and just canât get it right. Iâd say the only option is to create an external tool with a toolbar entry. But no matter what Iâve tried, I just canât seem to get it to work with, for example, kdialog --getsavefilename /whatever/path. Iâm sure there are other options, but in case of this kdialog, which by no means is âclick-key-to-saveâ edit, it just wonât work. It would be a whole lot easier if kate had a save-command, which it doesnât.
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I gave this a try. I created a desktop entry like: cd /whatever/path/ && kate -s ââ
This will always open the chosen directory when you hit the save button in Kate.
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Thanks a lot for your effort! The main thing is:
May be we could put it on the wish list?
Thatâs a good idea. The bad thing: My user-defined directory would be /mnt/Data but this is a starting for sub-selections like /mnt/Data/work, /mnt/Data/sport, /mnt/Data/hobby. So, having your solution I need two steps:
- Save the file to
/mnt/Data/ - Move that file to
/mnt/Data/...
I prefer the wish list âŚ
Just an idea. Just keep in mind the particular kate command. You might wanna try different commands, dunno ( run kate --help-all for more info or something). Like I said, just something I quickly put together. As a sidenote, you can make a similar dolphin servicemenu if you like. But again, check if maybe thereâs a better way, better commands to do it. I dunno. Personally I simply use the default file picker dialog for the few times I use Kate.
I almost always run Kate from Konsole. I use an alias:
alias kate="setsid /usr/bin/kate >/dev/null 2>&1"
So, for me, the current working directory is the one that shows up in Kateâs file dialogs.
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Yep. Kateâs file picker location depends on the directory it was started in in the first place. By default itâs set to ~/. CD-ing or a bash alias to a specific directory solves it.
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Great, thank you!
This is what I did:
- Copied the starter to have an override-file (source here)
/usr/share/applications/org.kde.kate.desktop
/home/myname/.local/share/applications/org.kde.kate.desktop - Edited the copied starter ad added:
# Override for '/usr/share/applications/org.kde.kate.desktop' to run KATE with an user-defined data-directory
# Exec=kate -b %U # the original line, now 'cd ...' first
Exec=cd /mnt/myDirectoryStartingPoint/ && kate -b %U - Started KATE by kRunner, from Konsole and it worked as expected.
Looking forward your opinions.
Kate. AaaaaaarghrghâŚI tried a couple of things and there seems to be going on some weirdness with kate.
- The cd-to-directory works just fine. However, it doesnât if you use it in a desktop application. I tried several commands for the submenusâŚnogo. Which is weird, cause the commands work just fine if you launch them from a kate-terminal. Itâs a first timer for me, never happened before and I couldnât find anything on why this is happening. So, as far as launching Kate with a given directory as a desktop application works for one, but does nothing if you want a second kate window/tab in a DIFFERENT directory. You can open as many windows you like cd ~/wherever && kate -b %U all you want, NOT with another directory. PS: you canât add any - if you want it to open in tabs, which is also weird. I could only open a new tab if the command was launched from the kate terminal.
- So I tried it with a dolphin servicemenu. That one works fine. No tabs though, only separate windows.
- I also tried to launch Kate with several directory tabs. But apparently, unlike, say, konsole, it doesnât support it.
I deleted the screenshots cause of hypothetical violations to thisâŚforum and I donât feel like blurring every single screenshot I post.
Finally I added the topic to the wish list âŚ
Just forgot to change the bug importance/type from ânormalâ to âwishlistââŚ
Yes! On the desktop, Right click on the menu icon. Select âEdit Applicationsâ. You will now be in âKDE Menu Editorâ. Find âKateâ, usually in âUtilitiesâ. Select âKate (Advanced Text Editor)â. Select the âAdvancedâ tab. Change âWork path:â to your desired working directory. Now youâre in business.
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